Binder for sheet-music, &amp;c.



PATENTED MAR. 10, 1-903 I J. C. KIMSEY. BINDER FOR SHEET MUSIC, 8w.

APPLICATION rlnnnlA-ue. a, 1902.

co. PHOTO-LITHO WASHINGYON n c men UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. KIMSEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BINDER FOR SHEET-MUSIC, C.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 722,589, dated March10, 1903.

Application filed August 8,1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. KIMSEY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a Binder for Sheet-Music, &c., of which thefollowing is a specification.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a binder or back whichis especially adapted for binding sheet-music, whereby sheets of musicmay be readily and conveniently bound in book form and in such mannerthat when the book is opened the sheets or pages will lie perfectlyflat.

My invention contemplates the production of a binder or back of thischaracter which shall be simple and cheap in construction and durableand in which the sheets or pages when attached will be securely andfirmly held in place in the book.

Though especially adapted for binding sheet-music, it will appearhereinafter that the device may be similarly employed for bindingphotographs, invoices, clippings, c.

' With the above objects in view my invention consists in the particularconstruction and arrangement of parts constituting my improved binder orback for sheet-music, &c., all as hereinafter fully described, and morespecifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge viewenlarged. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view to more clearly illustratethe manner of connecting the stubstrips to each other and to the coversof the book. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in the severalviewsof the drawings.

Referring now to said drawings, A A designate the covers of the book orbinder, and a the cloth back, the latter being preferably pasted orotherwise attached to the outer sides of the covers, as. shown, thoughthe same may be attached to the said covers in any usual manner.

In carrying out my invention I employ a number of strips B of paper orother suitable material and fold each strip longitudinally upon itself,so as to provide the portions 17 and b of unequal width. These foldedstrips are pasted or otherwise connected together at Serial No. 115,922.(No model.)

the folds so that the wider portion 1) of each projects a short distancebeyond the narrower portion 12 of the next folded strip and when soconnected form the stub-strips c, to which the sheets of music or othermatter are attached, as hereinafter described. When the folded strips Bare attached together as hereinbefore described, a single strip is leftat each side of the series of stub-strips, and the latter are attachedto the covers A A by pasting these single strips to said covers, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, there being no connection between thestub-strips and cloth back a, so that when the sheets e are attached andthe book is opened the pages will lie perfectly flat. The surface of theportion 17 lying beyond the contiguous portion 1) of the adjoining stripis gummed, as indicated, and to this gummed surface the sheet e of musicor other matter is pasted. In pasting a sheet to the stub-strip it isonly necessary to moisten the gummed surface and then apply the sheetthereto, the edge of the contiguous portion b forming a guide. In making'up the stub-strips I purpose to use paper gummed on one side, and aftercutting this paper into strips, as B, fold and paste them together. Inthis way the strips are securely connected and leave a projectingportion gummed on one side, the gummed surface lying beyond the attachednarrower portion of the other folded strip, so that theedge of saidnarrower portion will form a guide in applying the sheet of music.

It will be noted that I provide a simple, cheap, and effective means forbinding sheetmusic, photographs, invoices, clippings, and other matterto be bound from time to time, and that the operation of applying thesheets to the stub-strips can be readily and conveniently accomplished,and also that a book formed in this manner will lie perfectly flat whenopened, not only to properly rest upon a rack when used as a music-book,but also to lie and remain flat upon a table or desk when used forbinding photographs, invoices, clippings, &c. It will be further notedthat by forming the stub-strips in the manner shown and described adouble thickness of material is provided in the rear of the place ofattachment for the sheets, so that when the book is filled the bulk ofthe same will be uniform. A

I claim-- 1. In a binder or back for sheet-music, the combination withthe covers, of stubs made up of strips folded longitudinally to provideportions of different Widths, the narrowerportion of each folded stripbeing attached to the outer side of the wider portion of the nextadjoining folded strip and the surface of the outer side of said widerportion gummed be yond the edge of the attached narrower portion, asherein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A binder or back for sheet-music, &c., comprising the coversconnected by a back, and stub-strips formed by strips gurnmed on oneside and folded longitudinally to provide

